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July 25, 2011

Ukrainian poultry poisoned by toxic feed

In the Donetsk region of the Ukraine about 25,000 turkeys died on a number of poultry farms. The preliminary examination showed that the turkeys had died to to toxic feed, specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture have found that the toxic feed has been used on several farms.

"Feed can be affected by the toxic fungi; also containers of feed on the farm can be poorly cleaned etc. To prevent the accumulation of the toxins, the birds must be given an absorbent along with the feed. Therefore before drawing any conclusions it is necessary to check compliance with all necessary sanitary requirements on farms themselves," experts say. Read more ...